TWO people were taken to hospital with neck injuries following a car crash in Greenwich.

Fire crews from Lewisham and East Greenwich were called this morning (June 2) at 12.01am to a collision between two cars on Woolwich Road.

Firefighters had to free two people who were trapped.

Two ambulances attended the incident and treated a 57-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman.

They were taken as a priority to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with neck injuries.

A fire rescue unit, which carries specialist equipment, and two fire engines attended the scene.